German terrorists pose serious threat, police union leader warns

Published: 05 Oct 2010 08:38 GMT+02:00

Germany’s police union leader Konrad Freiberg said Tuesday that he was taking this week’s terrorist attack warnings very seriously, explaining that the number of Islamists receiving training in Afghanistan and Pakistan has spiked recently.

“Increasingly more people are travelling to the training centres there from Germany,” Freiberg, the head of GdP trade union, told daily Passauer Neue Presse. “A large number have now returned and live here.”

These people have serious combat training, are radicalised, and want to carry out attacks, he told the paper.

“The number of dangerous Islamists lies at more than 100,” Freiberg said, adding that about 40 had received explosives training in terrorist camps.

Freiberg’s comments were in direct contrast to those by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière on Monday, who said that there was no reason to change the country's security threat level in response to US and UK travel alert warning of possible terrorist attacks in Europe.

While de Maizière also said Berlin was taking all leads seriously and investigating them with high intensity, Freiberg complained that German police forces were not in a position to conduct surveillance on all of the perceived threats.

“Around-the-clock observation is not possible due to a personnel shortage,” he told the paper. “We’re running up against our limits.”

Terror threats should always be taken seriously, Freiburg said, adding that he regretted that "the cases where Germany has been able to prevent attacks have not been judged realistically enough.”

you have to hand it to Freiberg, as head of the police union he has taken some passing headline news (of whatever dubious quality) and leveraged it to advance his agenda of getting a bigger budget. Well played sir!

When they do come and do a "Mumbai" in the midst of Germany, and kill over two hundred Germans....what will you say then? Do nothing? Keep repeating phrase that it's a business between Americans and Jihad folks?

I look back at the ease of Germans in 1938 in taking action after Kristallnacht in believing that the Jews started problem. In this case, I suspect a "Mumbai" in the heart of Germany will change the perception of the majority of Germans. This neutral and "America's problem" view....will disappear over a very short period of time. History in Germany is a dynamic thing, and I suspect Germans will make the state safe by any method possible.

> Well Hitler was Americas problem but who the hell had to cross the ocean and take care of that problem.

If my history is correct it was Japan that dragged the USA into WW2.

And I think *millions* of dead Europeans and Russians would disagree that the USA "cross the ocean and take care of that problem". Yes it helped, but the US alone did not save the world from fascism, no matter how many times it is repeated.

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Actually SRaab is right. Yes they did. Even with the US the fight against fascism was "a very near thing". Without America fascism and communism would probably still be major problems in the 21st century, not that the residue has been completely excised.

There must be "a" developed country or continent behind many terror activities happened since 1980. Without having expensive weapons, trainning to terrorists and support from locals, it is hardly possible to do terror activities. Developed country/ies or continent providing finacial help and also might have discussing their thoughts or wish (what we call 'masterminds') to spread terror in west european countries.

Now the situation has become much more severe due to globalisation as many kinds of people can travel across countries and holding passports of various countries. So when any of the terrorist (mind) arrives here, you can not stop him if he has not any weapons but the visa or passport. But at the time of checking, you can not check his intension or mind which is enough to spread his message, to discuss present-future situations, plans.

Stop those countries which are unnecessarily providing financial help to such islamic countries where people like talibanis (terrorists) are surviving.

Europe had failed to stop Hitler, Russia was barely hanging on. If America hadnt stepped in on the Western Front when it did England would have fell. Because of Americas involvement Russia was able to reassert itself and change the Eastern Front. I am not questioning the million who died fighting, but their deaths did not halt the advance.

Fact is, you can revist history any way you want, but I am fairly certain YOUR life would suck if it wasnt for America.

Now because America did what it did, take some time to bash her, she loves fighting for your right to do so.

I agree that the USA made an important contribution to ending WW2. What I disagree with is the arrogant attitude that the USA "saved Europe". Even if the USA did tip the balance of the war it would not have happened without the Russians and Europeans fighting with (huge losses) on both fronts. IMHO it was a joint effort, and a joint victory.

Everytime Europeans want to bash America for its involvement in the wars of the worlds that they either refused to fight, gave in to, or did not have the inner strength to achieve victory, remember this:

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